"Tim Vaughan" wrote:
> With my bees, and others I've spoken to in this area, there seems to be a
> direct correlation between shrivelled up wings and Varroa mite. After
> treatment in the fall, there are virtually none which have this syndrome,
> but little by little they appear more regularly from the summer on.
The cause, Deformed Wing Virus, has been well known for some time. You may
find my report on the Central Association Leamington Weekend interesting:
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/Newsletters/February2002.htm
Peter Edwards
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